The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-06-09
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Greensboro has established a Sa-
wings Bank, of which Col. J. M. Win
stead is the President
Laurinburg Exchange: Farmers are
greatly encouraged now by their clean
farms, if they can only escape the ex-
cessive rains that commenced about
this time last year.
Statesville Landmark: About a quar-
ter of a mile of the track of the Tay-
louisville Railroad has been laid and
grading has been completed to point
just outside the corporate limits. The
rain this week has retarded operations.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. S. G..
Aver has sent us a few stalks of wheat
as a specimen sample of an acre on his
lot. The stalks are nearly five feet in
length, and the heads are well filed.
We have seer the field, and it is beau
tiful to look at. This wheat was sown
in December, and it is already we'll
headed.
Weldon is on the lookout for a boom.
It seems that she will secure it. Three
U. S. Senators, together with a rich
Petersburg. Va, firm, are contempla-
ting the erection of a 500, 600 mill,
and thus utilize the magnificent water
power so long unused. In addition to
this, valuable and numerous mineral
springs have recently been discovered
near the town.
Ta0in- City DAILY: During the storm
yesterday evening 81 trees were blown
down in East Winston, taking in a
scope of about $50 yards and reaching
a distance Of about 1000 yards. Be-
sides these, we are told that nenrly
100 were blown down. IN the neighbor-
hood of East Salem. Fears are enter
tanned that the storm has done consid-
cradle damage to growing crops.
Union Republican: Truck farming
pays around Winston. From one-half
an acre in onions a farmer has realized
$50 thus far with one-third Of his crop
yet to dispose of.-North Carolina
leads the South in the first cotton
bloom this season. It hailed from
Northampton county.-The people
of Reidsville are indignant, and justly
SO, ove three unsuccessful attempts
to burn the town within the past four
weeks.
At the meeting of the Farmers'C Club
last Saturday, Messrs. Rufus Scott and
j. b. Crawford were elected to mem
bership. 1t was decided to exact rec
concentrations from all the hands hired
by Club members and give the same
to worthy employees desiring it, Mr.
E. F. Lamb was appointed a commit,
tee to procure suitable stationery for
the use of the Club. The secretary
was instructed to correspond with the
transportation companies relative to
the shipment of potatoes.-Falcon.
Charlotte Chronicle: A number of
farmers were in the city yesterday, and
all made cheerful reports of the condi.
ton Of the growing crops. The spring
season has been a remarkably good
one: and the recent fine rains have
made the corn and cotton spring up
like magic. Everything on the farms
looks encouraging and the only thing
to be feared is a drought the
crops will this year be the best
known in this section for sometime
past. The farmers are in high hopes
OF retrieving their losses by the failure
ofthe crops last year.
Intelligence: The citizens met at Fall
Branch School House for the rpo
OF organizing a farmers club. On mo-
ton j. 1. Brooks was called to the
chair. Fifteen I'M were enrolled
and the following officers we're elected !:
T. h. Seago, President; J. T. Brooks,
vlce-President; H. II. Cox, Sec'y P.
q, Seago, Cor. Sec'y; T. Brooks, Treas
urer. Subject for discussion at next